Stallone’s Memoir and Biopic Reveal a Life of Late Love and Early Trauma
Sylvester Stallone, 80, has released his memoir 'The Steps' and is promoting the biopic 'I Play Rocky,' both of which detail his difficult upbringing, struggle to make 'Rocky,' and recent emotional reckoning. In a New York Times interview, Stallone admitted he only discovered 'true love' at 70 and is now living in 'borrowed time' after insurance companies pegged his life expectancy at 78. He discussed his 2022 separation from wife Jennifer Flavin, which he attributed to suppressed grief over the 2012 death of his son Sage. While CBS News highlights his early poverty and refusal to sell the 'Rocky' script, Page Six focuses on his traumatic childhood, including time in a juvenile detention facility and his mother's refusal to attend his 1977 Oscar ceremony. Stallone credits Flavin with keeping him alive and acknowledges his own failures as a parent, stating he lacks the capacity for self-sacrifice that his wife possesses.
